Dulquer Salmaan Quotes

For me, Malayalam films remain the most important. I don't want to do more Tamil films just for the sake of it.

I don't want to be picky and say that I only want to do films.

'New Girl' is how I make my living, and if I'm going to do a movie, it's because I really, artistically, want to do it.

Of all the options I had got, I think whatever films I have chosen to do are best.

It is a conscious decision that I do films in different languages.

I have learned to interface - what I think would be the contemporary term - with various different lexicons, and people speak very different languages. I've learned to speak in a lot of tongues, and I can live with the bellicose language of some fervent, fire-breathing Christians, sure.

We've got so many different cultural groups in my family that I've had to learn to accommodate them in different ways. My father speaks different to my mum. My mum speaks different to my grandmother. Everybody speaks different, so you find you start tweaking your language to be more accessible to people.

I've always been in the middle of making my own movies, so taking acting jobs that take me away from that has been impossible.

If I hadn't had a childhood career, I probably would've signed a contract with the first person I came across.

I would have happily done 'Bourne Legacy,' but a lot of decisions are made for you.

As I became very defined in my personal politics, I turned down some films that I slightly regret now; I'm not going to say what they were.

If I'm performing in the United States, I'm able to speak Spanglish, and the crowd comprehends. If I'm in the Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico, then I'm completely Spanish. I feel like a New Yorker that represents all Latinos.

I'm used to the fact that the world views movie actors as personalities. I'm in the extremely fortunate position of making a living at something I'm passionate about. It's all about choices. By the nature of what I do, I make a choice. I invite them in.

I almost turned down '8 Mile.' I was due to start 'ER,' and I learned they really wanted me to be in '8 Mile.' I didn't know Eminem; I just knew he was a rapper and saw what everyone else saw in the media. I thought they were just trying to capitalize on his popularity.

I started with Tamil film, then Hindi. Now, I am also doing a Telugu film. The journey has been wonderful so far.

I am open to do a Telugu, Tamil or Malayali movie. If I get a good script and good character, I will surely do it.

For an actress, the choices are more if one is open to the idea of doing films in different languages.

Everyone wants to do only those films which they find interesting. That is the way the industry works.

I used to just do movies for alimony purposes, between plays.

I speak all my languages basically every day with the people in the dressing room, and it's a pleasure to be able to do so. On the pitch, if it's a group of players I'm trying to communicate with, then I use English because you need to make sure everyone understands what you are saying.

I don't think one should attribute the success and failure of a film to a single actor. When you decide to do a film, you weigh the pros and cons before taking a call. Only when you run out of patience, get insecure, and feel your career is heading nowhere do you sign anything that comes your way.

Whenever somebody comes to me with a script, I ask a question to myself - 'Why do I want to do the film?'

I am very choosy about my films. I don't do a film just for the sake of money.

I have never been someone who chooses a film according to the language. Since I am comfortable with Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam, the scope of the film is all that matters to me.

I would definitely love to do Hindi films but I'll choose films carefully.